To die -- takes just a little while - A poem by Emily Dickinson


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Emily Dickinson - To die -- takes just a little while

To die -- takes just a little while --
They say it doesn't hurt --
It's only fainter -- by degrees --
And then -- it's out of sight --

A darker Ribbon -- for a Day --
A Crape upon the Hat --
And then the pretty sunshine comes --
And helps us to forget --

The absent -- mystic -- creature --
That but for love of us --
Had gone to sleep -- that soundest time --
Without the weariness --

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 255. To die -- takes just a little while Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Poem of the Day: Jun 12 2007 Comment 2 of 2, added on June 24th, 2010 at 5:43 PM. Dying is not much pain, a funeral, and an easing for others; that is all. frumpo from United States Comment 1 of 2, added on February 21st, 2005 at 9:56 AM. It helps me in a way, I have had a fear of dieing every once in a while. I haven't been able to tell wethor it would be painful or not. this helped me understand that ther is nothing to be afraid of and that every one goes through it at some point in time. Melody Plescher from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, To die -- takes just a little while, has received 2 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Emily Dickinson Poem: 255. To die -- takes just a little while Volume: Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson Year: Published/Written in 1955 Last read: 2013-06-19 11:31:37 Poem of the Day: Jun 12 2007 Viewed 10053 times. Added Jan 9 2004.

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